Repentance & Forgiveness

Seeking forgiveness

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Estağfirullâhellezî lâ ilâhe illâ hüvel hayyül kayyûmü ve etûbü ileyhi.

I seek forgiveness of Allah, besides whom there is no deity, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, and I repent to Him.

Whoever recites this will be forgiven, even if they fled from battle.

Abu Dawud, Witr 26, 1517; Tirmidhi, Da'awat 17, 3577

Seeking forgiveness 100 times daily

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Estağfirullâhe ve etûbü ileyhi.

I seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him.

The Prophet (PBUH) used to seek forgiveness 100 times a day.

Bukhari, Da'awat 3, 6307; Muslim, Dhikr 41, 2702

The supplication of Adam (AS)

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Rabbenâ zalemnâ enfüsenâ ve in lem tağfir lenâ ve terhamnâ lenekûnenne minel hâsirîn.

Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.

The first supplication of Adam (AS) and Hawwa when repenting.

Al-A'raf 7:23

The supplication of Yunus (AS)

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

Lâ ilâhe illâ ente sübhâneke innî küntü minezzâlimîn.

There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.

No Muslim makes this supplication without it being answered.

Al-Anbiya 21:87

Comprehensive repentance supplication

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Allâhümme innî zalemtü nefsî zulmen kesîran ve lâ yağfirüz zünûbe illâ ente fağfir lî mağfiraten min indike verhemnî inneke entel ğafûrur rahîm.

O Allah, I have greatly wronged myself and none forgives sins but You, so grant me forgiveness from You and have mercy on me. Surely, You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

The supplication the Prophet (PBUH) taught Abu Bakr to recite in prayer.

Bukhari, Adhan 149, 834; Muslim, Dhikr 48, 2705

After committing a sin

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي كُلَّهُ وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

Allâhümmağfir lî zenbî küllehû ve tüb aleyye inneke entet tevvâbür rahîm.

O Allah, forgive all my sins and accept my repentance. Verily, You are the Accepter of repentance, the Most Merciful.

Muslim, Salat 216, 483; Tabarani

There is no might nor power except with Allah

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

Lâ havle ve lâ kuvvete illâ billâh.

There is no might nor power except with Allah.

It is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise.

Bukhari, Da'awat 50, 6384; Muslim, Dhikr 44, 2704